1.
Hook: Video on Holocaust and WWII. Remember or The Nightmare of the Holocaust .
Learning Activity (Graphic Organizer, Cooperative Learning, Technology): Jigsaw: Three groups- each get a book- research- switch up groups into share out sessions.
Use of Laptops.
The students will understand that the actions taken during WWII and the Holocaust resulted in negative consequences. The students will understand that in certain geographic areas the types of effects of the Holocaust and WWII .
Holocaust
WWII
Pearl Harbor
Nazi's
Jew
Adolf HItler
Genocide
Concentration camps
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
Dictatorship
Totalitarian
2. Interpret: Document the research that they have done on the areas from their books (in their English class).
Introduce next class activity.
Students understand major eras, major enduring themes, and historic influences in the history of Maine, the United States, and various regions of the world.
2.
Hook: Poem (No one left to speak for me ) then lead into Talk with Survivor.
Learning Activity (Graphic Organizer, Cooperative Learning, Technology):
They will have a press conference with a Holocaust survivor.
Artifact:
"First they came for the socialists,
And I did not speak out -
Because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists,
And I did not speak out -
Because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews,
And I did not speak out -
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me - And there was no one left to speak for me."
Podcast into wiki
The students will understand that the actions taken during WWII and the Holocaust resulted in negative consequences. The students will understand that in certain geographic areas the types of effects of the Holocaust and WWII .
5. Empathy: Assume the role of a newspaper writer in a picked area during the time period. Come up with News reporter questions. Ask the survivor questions in role. Add podcast to blog.
Students understand major eras, major enduring themes, and historic influences in the history of Maine, the United States, and various regions of the world.
3.
Hook: The Holocaust: Humanity at it's worst then have a Document from Hitler to introduce to the students. Showing them how to analyze the document with an interesting document.
Learning Activity (Graphic Organizer, Cooperative Learning, Technology):
There will be documents at each table from each place that students are stationed. Each table has a category. They will rotate in groups to look at the documents.
Artifact:
The documents worksheet attached to wiki and the new documents that they have found.
The students will understand that the actions taken during WWII and the Holocaust resulted in negative consequences. The students will understand that in certain geographic areas the types of effects of the Holocaust and WWII .
4. Perspective: analyze the documents that they have found from the area that they are assigned.
Students understand major eras, major enduring themes, and historic influences in the history of Maine, the United States, and various regions of the world.
4.
Hook: Show them some of the websites that they will be looking at.
Learning Activity (Graphic Organizer, Cooperative Learning, Technology):
The students will understand that the actions taken during WWII and the Holocaust resulted in negative consequences. The students will understand that in certain geographic areas the types of effects of the Holocaust and WWII .
3. Apply: Exhibit through looking at online museums, books, and movies what was happening at the time in their area and write about it.
Students understand major eras, major enduring themes, and historic influences in the history of Maine, the United States, and various regions of the world.
The students will understand that the actions taken during WWII and the Holocaust resulted in negative consequences. The students will understand that in certain geographic areas the types of effects of the Holocaust and WWII .
1. Explain: Demonstrate their knowledge of their area by writing an article from the area at the time.
Students understand major eras, major enduring themes, and historic influences in the history of Maine, the United States, and various regions of the world.
6.
Hook: propaganda from WWII. They will each get a poster on a card at the start of class. the activity will be explained. They will read the info on the back. Find their matching propaganda partner(s) and discuss the poster while filling in the worksheet. They will then share out after their thoughts when the time is up. (think, pair, share)
Learning Activity (Graphic Organizer, Cooperative Learning, Technology): think-pair-share:
The students will understand that the actions taken during WWII and the Holocaust resulted in negative consequences. The students will understand that in certain geographic areas the types of effects of the Holocaust and WWII .
6. Self Knowledge: Be aware of the consequences of WWII and the Holocaust in general and in their assigned geographic areas by pulling their newspaper articles together and creating a full length newspaper i-Movie report, with propaganda and everything. Then they will self-assess
Students understand major eras, major enduring themes, and historic influences in the history of Maine, the United States, and various regions of the world.
Instructional Plan/Learning Activities
Content:Know: Content
Hook: Video on Holocaust and WWII. Remember or The Nightmare of the Holocaust .
Learning Activity (Graphic Organizer, Cooperative Learning, Technology): Jigsaw: Three groups- each get a book- research- switch up groups into share out sessions.
Use of Laptops.
Artifact:
Introduce next class activity.
Hook: Poem (No one left to speak for me ) then lead into Talk with Survivor.
Learning Activity (Graphic Organizer, Cooperative Learning, Technology):
They will have a press conference with a Holocaust survivor.
Artifact:
"First they came for the socialists,
And I did not speak out -
Because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists,
And I did not speak out -
Because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews,
And I did not speak out -
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me -
And there was no one left to speak for me."
Hook: The Holocaust: Humanity at it's worst then have a Document from Hitler to introduce to the students. Showing them how to analyze the document with an interesting document.
Learning Activity (Graphic Organizer, Cooperative Learning, Technology):
There will be documents at each table from each place that students are stationed. Each table has a category. They will rotate in groups to look at the documents.
Artifact:
The documents worksheet attached to wiki and the new documents that they have found.
Hook: Show them some of the websites that they will be looking at.
Learning Activity (Graphic Organizer, Cooperative Learning, Technology):
United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumHolocaust Museum HoustonFlorida Holocaust MuseumVirginia Holocaust MuseumIllinois Holocaust
Artifact:
Hook: Slideshow of pictures from the places that they are assigned.
Learning Activity (Graphic Organizer, Cooperative Learning, Technology): http://www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/star/storystar.shtml
Artifact:
Hook: propaganda from WWII. They will each get a poster on a card at the start of class. the activity will be explained. They will read the info on the back. Find their matching propaganda partner(s) and discuss the poster while filling in the worksheet. They will then share out after their thoughts when the time is up. (think, pair, share)
Learning Activity (Graphic Organizer, Cooperative Learning, Technology): think-pair-share:
iMovie Script:
Artifact: